Don’t Let the Holidays Drive You Crackers: 5 Ways to Keep Up Your Yoga Practice (On and Off the Mat) This Easter 🧘‍♀️🐣

The Easter holidays are here — and while they bring chocolate eggs, family time and a welcome break from routine, they also tend to bring... chaos. If you're a busy mum, it's all too easy for your yoga practice to get bumped to the bottom of the to-do list. But here's the good news: yoga doesn’t have to be 90 minutes of silence and incense. It can live right alongside the noise, the mess, and yes — even the sugar highs.

Here are 5 simple and real-life ways to keep your yoga practice going during the Easter holidays, whether you find time for the mat or not.

1. Embrace the Mini-Practice

Forget the idea that your practice has to be long and uninterrupted. A few sun salutations while the kids are distracted by an Easter egg hunt? That counts. A deep breath before refereeing another sibling squabble? Also yoga. Movement and mindfulness can be woven into the in-between moments.

🧘‍♀️ Try: 5 minutes of cat-cow and child’s pose before breakfast. That’s your reset button.

2. Involve the Kids

Turn your living room into a family yoga studio (with optional bunny ears 🐰). Kids love to copy poses, balance like flamingos, or just lie in savasana pretending to be “sleepy carrots.”

🧘‍♀️ Try: Animal-themed yoga poses — think Downward Dog, Cat, Frog, and Cobra. Keep it playful and they’ll want to join in again!

3. Make Peace with Imperfection

So your “zen time” is interrupted by snack demands or someone shouting about a missing shoe. That’s OK. The practice is about meeting life as it is, not waiting for perfect peace and quiet. Use each interruption as an opportunity to breathe and respond with grace (or at least a deep sigh and an eye-roll).

🧘‍♀️ Try: 3 grounding breaths when things go sideways. Inhale peace, exhale... the chaos.

4. Take It Off the Mat

Yoga isn’t just poses — it’s how we show up in life. Can you practise patience in the car queue, presence during messy crafts, or compassion when your little one has a meltdown over the last Creme Egg?

🧘‍♀️ Try: A mindful cup of tea once the kids are settled (even if that’s 9pm). Sip slowly, phone down, shoulders relaxed.

5. Set a Simple Intention

Each morning, choose one word to carry with you — maybe calm, ease, or connection. Let it guide how you move through the day, both on and off the mat. Your intention is your anchor when things get wobbly.

🧘‍♀️ Try: Write it on a sticky note and pop it on the fridge. Or better yet — get the kids to draw it for you!

And rememeber...

You don’t need a silent retreat to stay connected to your practice. You just need a bit of self-kindness, flexibility, and creativity. This Easter, let your yoga adapt to your life — not the other way round. Your mind, your body, and probably your whole family will thank you for it.

Sending you patience, playfulness, and lots of deep breaths this holiday.

Love,

Adriana 🐣💛